Blinken Arrives in Beijing for Talks With Chinese Counterparts

BEIJING - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Sunday morning local time in Beijing for a weekend of talks with Chinese officials to establish "open and empowered" communications.

Shortly before departing for China on Friday evening, Blinken told a news conference in Washington that U.S. officials would speak candidly with their Chinese counterparts about "very real concerns" on a range of issues.